JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin’s biggest long-term risk may not be Strategy’s massive holdings or near-term selling pressure, but the possibility that traditional finance builds its own private blockchains and captures the benefits of the technology without relying on public networks. In a July report, JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said the deeper structural threat
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom have urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to clarify that publishing onchain protocol software should not, by itself, trigger registration as a derivatives exchange, clearinghouse, broker or swap dealer. In a joint comment letter filed July 9, the two organizations said the CFTC should draw a clearer line between neutral
Anthropic has appointed former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, adding one of the world’s best-known economists to the independent oversight body that helps hold the AI company to its public-benefit mission. The company announced the appointment on July 9, saying Bernanke will join the trust as its newest member. The
Crypto ETF flows weakened further on Thursday, July 9, as U.S.-listed Bitcoin and Ether funds recorded combined outflows of $147.5 million, extending the uneven post-holiday trend in institutional digital asset demand. According to Farside Investors, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $95.3 million in net outflows on July 9, while Ether ETFs lost $52.2 million. Solana ETFs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has approved its negotiating position on legislation creating a digital euro, moving the European Union one step closer to launching a central bank digital currency designed to strengthen Europe’s payments sovereignty while preserving privacy and financial stability. MEPs voted 43-14 in favour of the proposal, which
Kraken is leading MiCA-regulated crypto exchanges in spot liquidity, perpetual liquidity and market coverage, according to DefiLlama data, strengthening its position as one of the main beneficiaries of Europe’s new digital asset licensing regime. The dashboard showed Kraken with $399.71 million in spot liquidity and $206.90 million in perpetual liquidity, placing it first among MiCA-regulated
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has officially launched Grok 4.5, its latest artificial intelligence model, positioning the system as the company’s most capable offering for coding, agentic workflows and advanced knowledge work. The company said Grok 4.5 is its “smartest model” to date and is built for technical tasks including software engineering, data science, research, finance and
Crypto ETF flows turned negative on Wednesday, July 8, as U.S. spot Bitcoin funds recorded $84.9 million of net outflows, reversing the modest inflow seen a day earlier and showing that institutional demand remained uneven after the Independence Day holiday break. According to Farside Investors, Bitcoin ETFs lost $84.9 million on July 8, while Ether
AI Financial Corporation, the Nasdaq-listed company formerly known as ALT5 Sigma, is in talks to sell its core payments business for up to $15 million, marking a sharp reversal for a firm tied to the Trump family-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial. Perpetuals.com said it has signed a non-binding term sheet to explore the potential
Nexo has launched its crypto debit-and-credit card in Argentina, giving local users a new way to spend digital assets directly or borrow against crypto holdings without selling them. The rollout brings the Nexo Card to one of Latin America’s most active crypto markets and comes alongside the appointment of former Binance executive Andres Ondarra as